Monthly Archives: June 2013

It’s strawberry season in Niagara-on-the-Lake! Strawberries made their sweet & delicious debut in June and will continue their show well into July. Cherries are just showing up at roadside vendors around the Niagara region. We bought our first sweet cherries today at our favourite vendor, Quiet Acres. Also available were garlic scapes, rhubarb, currants, and of course, strawberries! Other great fruits that will be available in July are: apricots, blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries, peaches (we love peaches), and raspberries.

If you are a vegetable lover, July brings beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, garlic, peas, spinach & zucchini. There isn’t much that doesn’t grow here in Niagara! At Brockamour Manor we try to incorporate as much of the fresh, yummy produce as we can into our breakfasts. Every day during the growing season you will find at least one (and usually several) of the local Niagara fruits or vegetables.

In Niagara-on-the-Lake we love a festival and what better to celebrate than Niagara fruit: